'Rise!' examines the long road to civil rights, when the deep contradictions in American society finally became unsustainable. African Americans who fought fascism in World War II came home to face the same old racial violence. But mass media - from print to radio and TV - broadcast that injustice, planting seeds...

'Rise!' examines the long road to civil rights, when the deep contradictions in American society finally became unsustainable. African Americans who fought fascism in World War II came home to face the same old racial violence. But mass media - from print to radio and TV - broadcast that injustice, planting seeds of resistance. The success of black entrepreneurs and entertainers fueled African-American hopes and dreams. In 1955, Rosa Parks refuse...'Rise!' examines the long road to civil rights, when the deep contradictions in American society finally became unsustainable. African Americans who fought fascism in World War II came home to face the same old racial violence. But mass media - from print to radio and TV - broadcast that injustice, planting seeds of resistance. The success of black entrepreneurs and entertainers fueled African-American hopes and dreams. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, heralding the dawn of a movement of resistance, with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as its public face. Before long, masses of African Americans practiced this nonviolent approach to integrate public schools, lunch counters and more. Nonviolence, however, was often met with violence. In 1968, Dr. King was assassinated, unleashing a new call for 'Black Power' across the country.
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This episode the The Big Picture, produced by the Army Pictorial Service, is about the US soldier's experience in Berlin following World War II.

Field of Study

American History

Content Type

Documentary

Contributor

Stuart Queen

Date Published / Released

1953

Publisher

United States. Army Pictorial Service

Series

Big Picture

Speaker / Narrator

Stuart Queen

Topic / Theme

Democracy, Military life, Military training, Postwar reconstruction, Property damage, Refugees, War memorials, Marshall Plan, 1948-1952, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)

Japan is the key to the fate of the Far East. Once again for the second time in the march of modern history those words have urgent reality. But now there is a difference in their meaning. THE BIG PICTURE cameras focus on the United States Army which has come to know Japan well in recent years -- in war, in occupa...

Japan is the key to the fate of the Far East. Once again for the second time in the march of modern history those words have urgent reality. But now there is a difference in their meaning. THE BIG PICTURE cameras focus on the United States Army which has come to know Japan well in recent years -- in war, in occupation, and finally, in partnership. In the record of that relationship there can be found the changing symbol of Japan's place in the Fa...Japan is the key to the fate of the Far East. Once again for the second time in the march of modern history those words have urgent reality. But now there is a difference in their meaning. THE BIG PICTURE cameras focus on the United States Army which has come to know Japan well in recent years -- in war, in occupation, and finally, in partnership. In the record of that relationship there can be found the changing symbol of Japan's place in the Far East. Once it was a symbol of destruction. Today we look upon it with hope as a symbol of stability.
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This episode of The Big Picture is about American troops withdrawing from Austria, a jungle warfare training center in Panama, and a cooks tour of Washington, DC.

Field of Study

American History

Content Type

Documentary

Contributor

Stuart Queen

Date Published / Released

1955

Publisher

United States. Army Pictorial Service

Series

Big Picture

Speaker / Narrator

Stuart Queen

Topic / Theme

International relations, Military life, Military occupation, Military personnel, Military training, Military withdrawals, Postwar reconstruction, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)

JULY 4, 1952 Participants: Erik A. Boheman, Swedish Ambassador to the United States, interviewed by William Bradford Huie and Ralph Stelladano. Topics: Status of Swedish defenses, Sweden's recovery from World War II, and current standard of living in Sweden.

JULY 4, 1952 Participants: Erik A. Boheman, Swedish Ambassador to the United States, interviewed by William Bradford Huie and Ralph Stelladano. Topics: Status of Swedish defenses, Sweden's recovery from World War II, and current standard of living in Sweden.

JANUARY 18, 1952 Participants: Gen. William H. Wilbur, military authority on foreign affairs, interviewed by Donald I. Rogers and William Bradford Huie. Topics: The West German people's perception of the Soviet threat, West Germany's economic recovery, refugees from East Germany, and the U.S. occupation of Germany...

JANUARY 18, 1952 Participants: Gen. William H. Wilbur, military authority on foreign affairs, interviewed by Donald I. Rogers and William Bradford Huie. Topics: The West German people's perception of the Soviet threat, West Germany's economic recovery, refugees from East Germany, and the U.S. occupation of Germany.

Field of Study

American History

Content Type

Interview

Contributor

Donald I. Rogers

Author / Creator

Donald I. Rogers, William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983

Date Published / Released

1952

Publisher

Columbia Broadcasting System

Series

Chronoscope

Speaker / Narrator

William Hale Wilbur, 1888-1979, Donald I. Rogers

Person Discussed

William Hale Wilbur, 1888-1979

Topic / Theme

Generals, International relations, Military occupation, Postwar reconstruction, Germany Divided into Occupation Zones, June 5, 1945, Marshall Plan, 1948-1952, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)

OCTOBER 16, 1953 Participants: Geoffrey W. Lewis, Director of the Bureau of German Affairs, Department of State, interviewed by Larry Lesueur and Winston Burdett. Topics: Economic and political revival of Germany, danger of Nazi resurgence, German rearmament and unification, and results of the East German uprising...

OCTOBER 16, 1953 Participants: Geoffrey W. Lewis, Director of the Bureau of German Affairs, Department of State, interviewed by Larry Lesueur and Winston Burdett. Topics: Economic and political revival of Germany, danger of Nazi resurgence, German rearmament and unification, and results of the East German uprising of 1953.

Field of Study

Politics & Current Affairs

Content Type

Interview

Contributor

Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003

Author / Creator

Winston Burdett, 1913-1993, Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003

Date Published / Released

1953

Publisher

Columbia Broadcasting System

Series

Chronoscope

Speaker / Narrator

Geoffrey Whitney Lewis, 1910-1992, Larry LeSueur, 1909-2003

Person Discussed

Geoffrey Whitney Lewis, 1910-1992

Topic / Theme

Government appointees, Armed forces, Postwar reconstruction, Cold War, 1945-1989, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)

SEPTEMBER 28, 1953 Participants: Heinz Krekler, chief, German Diplomatic Mission to the United States, interviewed by Edward P. Morgan and Bill Downs. Topics: Immediate concerns of the German people, proposed formation of 12 German divisions in a European army, significance of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's reelecti...

SEPTEMBER 28, 1953 Participants: Heinz Krekler, chief, German Diplomatic Mission to the United States, interviewed by Edward P. Morgan and Bill Downs. Topics: Immediate concerns of the German people, proposed formation of 12 German divisions in a European army, significance of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's reelection, and unification of Germany.

Field of Study

American History

Content Type

Interview

Contributor

Bill Downs

Author / Creator

Bill Downs, Edward P. Morgan, 1910-1993

Date Published / Released

1953

Publisher

Columbia Broadcasting System

Series

Chronoscope

Speaker / Narrator

Heinz LudwigHermann Krekler, 1906-2003, Bill Downs

Person Discussed

Heinz LudwigHermann Krekler, 1906-2003

Topic / Theme

International relations, Postwar reconstruction, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)

JUNE 10, 1953 Participants: J. H. van Roijen, Dutch Ambassador to the United States, interviewed by William Bradford Huie and Elliott Haynes. Topics: Support of NATO as a deterrent to Soviet expansion, creation of a European army, economic and military revival of West Germany as part of a total European effort, po...

JUNE 10, 1953 Participants: J. H. van Roijen, Dutch Ambassador to the United States, interviewed by William Bradford Huie and Elliott Haynes. Topics: Support of NATO as a deterrent to Soviet expansion, creation of a European army, economic and military revival of West Germany as part of a total European effort, possibility of a third world war, and trade in the Netherlands.

Field of Study

American History

Content Type

Interview

Contributor

Elliott Haynes

Author / Creator

Elliott Haynes, William Bradford Huie, 1910-1983

Date Published / Released

1953

Publisher

Columbia Broadcasting System

Series

Chronoscope

Speaker / Narrator

Jan H. van Roijen, 1905-1991, Elliott Haynes

Person Discussed

Jan H. van Roijen, 1905-1991

Topic / Theme

Diplomats, International trade, Postwar reconstruction, American History, Post-war Era (1945–1960), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)